Raced the same guy, same day, twice with another brand, and the third and forth with split fires. The first races (quarter mile mark off here), I lost. You could hear the miss fires at 6 grand, I switched plugs, and beat him the other 2 races. Yes, both sets were new plugs. Yes, I could feel the difference. Response was more solid. No, I don't have any fancy stuff anymore for testing. Only the street.
This was a well known, marked off back road, with guys at both ends to regulate traffic.
Besides, does that dyno have a set climate ?

Sunny day dry, cloudy day, wet ?

".......So sanded it all down and resprayed. ......" Been there. done that on a couple of paint jobs over the years. Usually took me a couple of days to get over being mad before I started...
Stude M5 build